A body worn urinal with detachable receptacle



Feb. 28, 1967 D. H. Moss BODY WORN URINAL WITH DETACHABLE RECEPTACLEFiled Sept. 23, 1963 United States Patent Office 3,306,296 A BODY WORNURINAL WITH DETACHABLE RECEPTACLE David H. Moss, 6111 N. Damen Ave.,Chicago, Ill. 60645 Filed Sept. 23, 1963, Ser. No. 310,573

2 Claims. (Cl. 128-495) This invention relates to sanitary devices, andmore particularly to improvements in sanitary urinals of the type wornby persons afllicted with certain urological diseases.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a sanitary urinalthat may be worn in relative comfort by both male and female patientsthat have urological diseases of the type that render them incontinent.

It is a further object of the present invention to provide a urinal ofthe type stated that includes a urinal pouch with a detachable bag intowhich the urine from the pouch may drain. In the preferred embodiment ofthe present invention, the bag is a relatively inexpensive plastic bagthat may be easily detached from the pouch and disposed of when filled,or after emptying, may be re-used. The pouch is a rubber-like materialthat is so designed that it may be readily turned inside out forcleaning, scrubbing and otherwise rendering the pouch sanitary. I

It is another object of the present invention to provide a urinal of thetype stated in which the top of the pouch is contoured to fitcomfortably in the crotch of the patient in a manner such that thegenital organs are deeply within the pouch.

It is an additional object of the present invention to provide a deviceof the type stated that may be worn by ambulatory or bedridden persons.

The attainment of the above and further objects of the present inventionwill be apparent from the following specification taken in conjunctionwith the accompanying drawing forming a part thereof.

In the drawing:

FIG. 1 is an end elevational view of a urinal device constructed inaccordance with and embodying the present invention;

FIG. 21's a side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a side elevational view, on an enlarged scale, of the deviceand showing the pouch separated from the disposable bag;

FIG. 4 is a fragmentary sectional view, on an enlarged scale, takenalong line 44 of FIG. 2; and

FIG. 5 is a fragmentary sectional view, on an enlarged scale, takenalong line 55 of FIG. 3.

Referring now in more detail to the drawing, which illustrates thepreferred embodiment of the present invention, 1 designates a urinaldevice that comprises a pouch 3 that is formed of flexible rubber orrubber-like material that is water impervious and may be molded of onepiece and in one operation. The pouch 3 has an elongated trough-likebody having opposed sides 7, 9, the upper ends 11, 13 of which define atop opening 15 that extends substantially the full length of the pouch3. The upper ends 13, 15 are, furthermore, formed with beads 17, 19, andthe central portions of the upper ends 11, 13 are shaped to forminverted arcuate arches 21. If desired, a plurality of vent or portholes 25 may be formed in the sides 7, 9 just below the beads 17, 19.These holes 25 act as ventilators as when the pouch is compressed andreleased to provide a bellows-like action and cause air to circulate inthe pouch. This helps the genitals from perspiring as would be the caseif the pouch were a sealed container.

At its opposite ends, the pouch 3 may be thickened or otherwisereinforced at 27, 29 and to the sections 27, 29

3,306,296 Patented Feb. 28, 1967 are secured loops 31, 33. The loops 31,33 may be any suitable material as, for instance, rubberized fabric, andmay be cemented or otherwise secured in place. The pouch 3 is suspendedfrom a suitable waist band or belt 35 through straps or tapes 37, 39that pass through the loops 31, 33. The waist band 35 may be made ofelastic webbing. In front of the abdominal part of the waist band arespaced-buttons 36, 38. From one button is suspended the tape or strap 37which is placed through the loop 31 and then attached to the otherbutton. The back strap 39 is similar to the front strap. However, theupper ends of the back strap are not attached directly to the belt 35but are attached to buttons 40 which are on loops 42 that slide on thebelt 35. These sliding loops help to position properly the tapes. ;Thetwo tapes 37, 39 form V-shaped suspensions to stabilize the pouch 3. Thetapes 37, 39 have button holes 41, 43 so that their effective lengthsmay be adjusted to aid in positioning the inverted arches in the crotchof the person wearing the pouch, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2. The invertedarches permit the pouch to be worn in relative comfort by either male orfemale patients with the genital organs within the pouch.

Formed at the bottom of the pouch 3 are spaced apart holes 45, 47 forreceiving tubular rubber-like nipples 49, 51 that depend from the bottomof the pouch. Each nipple may have check valves which are preferablyflexible tubular rubber members 55, 57 telescoped within the interiorwalls pf the nipples 49, 51. The valves 55, 57 project downwardly belowthe nipples 49, 51 and are flattened to form flutter valves at theirlower ends 59, 61. These flutter valves may be formed by flattening thetubular members by heat after the pouch has been removed from the mold.The flattened ends 59, 61 will spread apart to allow fluid to draindownwardly from the pouch 3 through the nipples 49, 51 and the valves,and the ends 59, 61 will thereafter resume their normal flattened shapeto prevent back flow of liquid upwardly through the valves 55, 57 andinto the pouch body 3.

Provided for cooperation with the pouch 3 is a water impervious bag 63.This bag 63 is preferably of a thin Wall pliable plastic, such aspolyethylene, and has at its upper end a pair of conduits 65, 67 spacedapart approximately the same distance as the spacing of the nipples 49,51. The conduits 65, 67 may be slightly larger in diameter than thenipples so as to slip over the nipples 49, 51. Suitable clamps 52, 52that are similar to hose clamps, clamp the conduits to the nipples toform liquid tight seals therewith. When the conduits 65, 67 are sotelescoped over the nipples 49, 51, the flattened valve ends 59, 61 willlie within the bag 63 and there will be formed fluid tight, valvedconnections between the bag 63 and the poutch 3 that permits a flow ofurine from the pouch into the bag and prevents a flow from the bag 63back into the interior of the pouch 3.

Between the conduits 65, 67 the top part of the bag 63 may be cut awayadjacent to the conduits 65, 67 in the provision of a marginally heatsealed flap 71 that may be pulled out of the way to allow for attachmentor removal of the clamps 52. The bottom of the pouch body 3 may alsointegrally include flanges 73 in which there are holes 75 in whichchain-like members 76, 76 may fit to secure the clamps 52 to the pouch3. Conventional fasteners 77 such as loops of string or cord, the endsof which may be tied and untied, as the case may be, may be passedthrough holes 72 in the flap 71 and the holes 75 to secure the bag 63removably in a depending fashion from the pouch 3. In lieu of tying theends of each cord 77, the ends may have removable conventionalfasteners.

The bottom of the bag 63 may also have a reinforced heat sealed band 79that has holes 81 therein. A strap 83 having one or more buttons 85 thatare passed through the holes 81, is wrapped about one leg of the wearerof the device to prevent the bag 63 and/or pouch 3 from swaying.

The bag 63 may be easily detached from the pouch by removing the strap83, opening the fasteners 77, removing the clamps 52 and slipping theconduits 65, 67 off of the nipples 49, 51. The bag 63 may then bediscarded and a new one attached. Periodically, the pouch 3 may beturned inside out for a thorough cleaning and sanitizing.

In compliance with the requirements of the patent statutes I have hereinshown and described a preferred embodiment of the invention. It is,however, to be understood that the invention is not limited to theprecise construction herein shown, the same being merely illustrative ofthe principles of the invention. What is considered new and sought to besecured by Letters Patent is:

1. A sanitary urinal device adapted for wear by both male and femalepersons, said device comprising a flexible rubber-like pouch having atrough-shaped body, said body having opposite sides the upper ends ofwhich define at least in part an elongated top opening in the body thatis substantially the full length of the body, said upper ends beingbeaded and being contoured to form inverted arches, means for suspendingthe pouch from the person wearing same so that the inverted arches fitinto the crotch of the person with the genital organs of the personprojecting into the top opening of the pouch, the bottom of said bodyhaving a pair of spaced discharge openings one adjacent to each end ofthe body, a nipple permanently secured to and depending from the pouchbottom at each discharge opening, a pliable thin gauge plastic baghaving at its top upwardly projecting tubes that are spaced apartsubstantially the same distance as the spacing of the nipples andremovably telescoping respectively therewith to provide conduits fordraining liquid from the pouch into the bag, means forming a liquidtight seal at the telescopic connections, a check valve in each nipplefor permitting liquid to flow from the pouch to the bag but preventingback flow of liquid from the bag to the pouch, each said valvecomprising a flattened tubular member that projects downwardly from thenipple and extends into the bag, the top of the bag and the bottom ofthe pouch having means forming a flexible and removable connectionbetween the two to suspend the bag from the pouch, and means by whichthe bag may be remova-bly secured to one leg of the person to preventthe bag and pouch from swaying.

2. A device according to claim 1 in which the pouch suspension meanscomprises a belt having front and back tapes that pass through portionsof the pouch and form V-shaped suspensions.

References Cited by the Examiner UNITED STATES PATENTS 2,476,375 7/1949Kent l28295 2,648,335 8/1953 Chambers 128295 2,706,985 4/1955 White128283 2,796,864 5/1957 Johnson 128-294 RICHARD A. GAUDET, PrimaryExaminer.

L. W. TRAPP, Assistant Examiner.

1. A SANITARY URINAL DEVICE ADAPTED FOR WEAR BY BOTH MALE AND FEMALEPERSONS, SAID DEVICE COMPRISING A FLEXIBLE RUBBER-LIKE POUCH HAVING ATROUGH-SHAPED BODY, SAID BODY HAVING OPPOSITE SIDES THE UPPER ENDS OFWHICH DEFINE AT LEAST IN PART AN ELONGATED TOP OPENING IN THE BODY THATIS SUBSTANTIALLY THE FULL LENGTH OF THE BODY, SAID UPPER ENDS BEINGBEADED AND BEING CONTOURED TO FORM INVERTED ARCHES, MEANS FOR SUSPENDINGTHE POUCH FROM THE PERSON WEARING SAME SO THAT THE INVERTED ARCHES FITINTO THE CROTCH OF THE PERSON WITH THE GENITAL ORGANS OF THE PERSONPROJECTING INTO THE TOP OPENING OF THE POUCH, THE BOTTOM OF SAID BODYHAVING A PAIR OF SPACED DISCHARGE OPENINGS ONE ADJACENT TO EACH END OFTHE BODY, A NIPPLE PERMANENTLY SECURED TO AND DEPENDING FROM THE POUCHBOTTOM AT EACH DISCHARGE OPENING, A PLIABLE THIN GAUGE PLASTIC BAGHAVING AT ITS TOP UPWARDLY PROJECTING TUBES THAT ARE SPACED APARTSUBSTANTIALLY THE SAME DISTANCE AS THE SPACING OF THE NIPPLES ANDREMOVABLY TELESCOPING RESPECTIVELY THEREWITH TO PROVIDE CONDUITS FORDRAINING LIQUID FROM THE POUCH INTO THE BAG, MEANS FORMING A LIQUIDTIGHT SEAL AT THE TELESCOPIC CONNECTIONS, A CHECK VALVE IN EACH NIPPLEFOR PERMITTING LIQUID TO FLOW FROM THE POUCH TO THE BAG BUT PREVENTINGBACK FLOW OF LIQUID FROM THE BAG TO THE POUCH, EACH SAID VALVECOMPRISING A FLATTENED TUBULAR MEMBER THAT PROJECTS DOWNWARDLY FROM THENIPPLE AND EXTENDS INTO THE BAG, THE TOP OF THE BAG AND THE BOTTOM OFTHE POUCH HAVING MEANS FORMING A FLEXIBLE AND REMOVABLE CONNECTIONBETWEEN THE TWO TO SUSPEND THE BAG FROM THE POUCH, AND MEANS BY WHICHTHE BAG MAY BE REMOVABLY SECURED TO ONE LEG OF THE PERSON TO PREVENT THEBAG AND POUCH FROM SWAYING.